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What is Power?

As Bertrand Russell once wrote, power is the fundamental term in political philosophy and social sciences [1]. However, despite (or perhaps due to) its importance and vast use, the literature on power is an amalgamate of widely diversified views, understandings, categorisations, and typologies of the term. Moreover, we can find...

Refugee Phobia

How scary are they? The recently leaked government document reveals the Coalition’s plan for introducing serious changes into Australia’s humanitarian resettlement programs. Parts of the document is devoted to the Syrian refugees. It makes reference to the concern that "it is expected some refugees from this conflict will bring issues,...